The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life.

“Instead of complaining about your circumstances, get busy and create some new ones.”

“Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together.”

“Sometimes life doesn’t give you what you want, not because you don’t deserve it, but because you deserve so much more.” 

“Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn’t stop for anybody.”

The brightest stars are those who shine for the benefit of others

“It’s not what we have in life, but who we have in our life that matters.”

“The word ‘happy’ would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.”

Never regret being a good person, to the wrong people. Your behavior says everything about you, and their behavior says enough about them.

“Every life has a measure of sorrow, and sometimes this is what awakens us.”

ON CHILDREN

“They are not your friend unless they have defended you in your absence.”